Despite these photographs being taken over one hundred years ago, the street scene in Rome still appears to be a holiday attraction.

Other images reveal the view of the Venice harbour in all its glory and the deceiving portrait of The Leaning Tower of Pisa.

The Grand Tour was the conventional trip of Europe launched mainly by upper-class European young men who were ranked highly in their community, as well as women, if they were important members of society.

Harbor, Venice, Italy (1890-1900). Public domain / mediadrumworld.com

The custom developed from around the late 17th century in 1660, until the arrival of large-scale rail transport into the 19th Century. It was an educational rite of passage, most famously for brilliant but debauched British thinkers such as Byron, Shelley and the playwright Oscar Wilde.

There has been controversy about the real identity of the architect of the building but for many years, the design was credited to 12th-century artist, Bonanno Pisano, and Guglielmo.

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